Jim Palmer has a good review of the Church Basement Roadshow in the latest edition of Next-Wave.
From Jim’s article:
Tony Jones, Doug Pagitt, and Mark Scandrette led the event, which combined an “old time gospel revival†setting with a different kind of message that invited people to imagine a Christianity that was more anchored in the life and message of Jesus.
From what i heard and saw last night, a person who may be drawn to this expression of Christianity would be a person who:
- feels like they don’t fit or benefit by the “traditional/cultural†forms, practices, and expressions of Christianity, and have an aversion to the “one size fits all†mindset.
- can’t relate to a mental/heady Christianity but are prone to the idea of a new way of life based on the values of Jesus.
- doesn’t thrive in the typical systems and infrastructures of organized church.
- feels marginalized in the typical Christian class system of professionals (pastors, church staff) and amateurs (â€lay†people), and desire to be empowered.
- desires relationships of love and acceptance, where hard questions can be asked and explored without fear of rejection.
- thrives in the freedom of creative expression, and imagines Jesus more as a revolutionary who lives on the street in solidarity with marginal peoples, as opposed to a politician wielding power from an air-conditioned high-rise office.
related ::
Church Basement Roadshow
SSL :: soul graffiti – experiments in truth
SSL :: church basement roadshow (video of the event)